The 10 Hottest Apps Right Now

Foursquare, the superpopular location-based mobile app, announced that it was splitting its business into two separate mobile products.

And the popular game Dots is getting a sequel. Finally!

The App Store updates with new additions all the time, but these are the 10 apps that people are talking about this month.

Beats Music

Apple confirmed this week that it was buying Beats Music in a $3 billion deal.

In an internal memo to employees, Tim Cook wrote that, "Beats Music was built with deep respect for both artists and fans. We think it's the first subscription service to really get it right."

Although that remains to be seen (Beats Music has only 111,000 subscribers), Beats updated its iPhone app, and dropped its monthly subscription price from $120 to $99.

Price: Free to download; $10 per month/$99 per year subscription fee

Available: iOS | Android

Coffee Meets Bagel

Coffee Meets Bagel has been around for a couple years, but it was recently updated with a new interface and in-app chat capabilities.

It presents you with one potential date at noon every day. The matches aren't random — potential mates are friends of friends — and then you like or pass the person. If the person likes you back, you score some chat time in a private chatroom.

The company recently received $2.8 million in funding.

Price: Free

Availability: iOS

Monkey Parking

Finding an affordable place to live in San Francisco might be hard, but finding a parking spot might arguably be worse.

That's where Monkey Parking comes in. You can bid on spots that are going to open up where you want to park. And, you can put your parking spot up for auction and watch as the bids start coming in.

Currently the app is only available in San Francisco and Rome (as in Italy — the app's founders are Italian), but it's possible that if it catches on, it'll roll out to other cities.

Price: Free

Availability: iOS

Lookout

Lookout just updated its security app to give you a play-by-play while thieves are stealing your phone.

It's created "triggers" to alert you when something bad is happening to your phone, like the SIM card is being taken out or a password is being entered incorrectly several times. If a trigger happens, you'll automatically get an email alert saying what's been detected, a photo from the front-facing camera, and the device's last-known location.

Phone theft is big business — some people are even willing to shell out as much as $500 to get their phones back, and California is in the middle of trying to pass a "phone kill switch" bill — so taking some type of proactive security measures to keep your phone safe is a good bet.

Price: Free to download; Lookout Premium is $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year (you need to be a subscriber to get the "trigger" features)

Availability: iOS | Android

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